Evanslea flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Evanslea (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 58.59 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Evanslea's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Evanslea properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 93 Evanslea properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Evanslea at a glance

Parcels 45 Median lot 1,161,815 m² Mapped easements 1 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Evanslea

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 2.35 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 16.28 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.

How Evanslea is zoned

Rural 100%
Unzoned 0%

Selling in Evanslea? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.

Across its 58.59 km², Evanslea is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 61% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 3% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,161,815 m² across 45 parcels.

Who lives in Evanslea

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Evanslea suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
31
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 976, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Jondaryan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Evanslea. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Evanslea itself.

7,104 in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Evanslea data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Evanslea address

See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.

Published flood models are held over parts of Evanslea. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Evanslea lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Evanslea planning - frequently asked

Is Evanslea flood-prone?

About 61% of Evanslea falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 3% of the 93 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 3 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Evanslea bushfire-prone?

Around 3% of Evanslea is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

What is the zoning in Evanslea?

The dominant planning zone in Evanslea is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned.

Does Evanslea have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Evanslea.

Is Evanslea hilly or flat?

Evanslea is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 375 m to 470 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Evanslea?

Across 45 surveyed parcels in Evanslea, the median lot size is about 1,161,815 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Evanslea an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Evanslea scores 976 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mount Moriah 6.3 km 64% 2%
Mount Irving 7.2 km 66% <1%
Bongeen 7.6 km 87% 0%
Mount Tyson 8.5 km 42% 5%
Motley 9.9 km 44% <1%
Yargullen 9.9 km 78% 0%
Purrawunda 10.1 km 27% 0%
Irongate 11.4 km 36% 9%
Rossvale 12.4 km 13% 14%
Norwin 14.5 km 88% 0%

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